There is a project going on to make beanie hats for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary. They need plain green/white beanies and are trying to collect 600 of them. The deadline for this project is January 31, 2013. If you can help out by making a hat and sending it off, that would be so wonderful. There is also a group that is collecting 6 inch squares to put together memory blankets for the victims families. You can read more about both projects on the Snappy Tots Blog snappytots.blogspot.com/2012/1… .

Zorias wants to have a giveaway in which you could win one of her wire wrapped pendants, but she needs your input on what shape of wire she should use for it. You can help her decide by voting here zorias.deviantart.com/journal/…

ChaosFay is having a 50% clearance sale on all jewelry at Nay-Nay Macrame naynaymacrame.etsy.com . Use the coupon code SHINYCLEARANCE to receive the discount. This does not apply to custom made/commissioned pieces. The coupon code is valid now through January 1st, 2013.

We decided to highlight some of the best submissions to the group gallery every week. I'll go with 25 featured submissions per week. This selection is purely subjective and represents my favorite submissions to our galleries. If you disagree with my selection, please feel free to go to our galleries and any deviation you enjoy, artists also appreciate comments on their works! Spread the love!

Again, this was a selection of my favorite submissions and does not represent a qualitative or artistic evaluation!

If you would like to help the group by writing features such as this or anything else, please get in touch with me via note to the group and let me know what you would like to contribute and how often (for example a weekly feature of 20 deviations from the group galleries or a monthly article written about something craft related). We are always looking for fresh blood.